 | Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1862
...straight trees, which on the waters flew; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did rw, rathered all the breath the winds could blow : And at their roots grew floating palaces." Now, it would appear from this that Dryden had never watched a ship coming in sight, and gradually... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1869
...distinctly view, Was tall straight trees, which on the waters flew ; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did grow. Which gathered all the breath...could blow ; And at their roots grew floating palaces. Whose outblowed bellies cut the yielding seas. Mont. What divine monsters, O ye Gods, were these. That... | |
 | 1878
...first distinctly viewWas tall straight tree?, which on the water flew : Wings on their sides instead of leaves did grow, Which gathered all the breath...could blow ; And at their roots grew floating palaces Whose out-blowed bellies cut the yielding seas. Monteznma. What divine monsters 0 ye gods are these... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1882
...straight trees, which on the waters flew; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did grow, AVhich gathered all the breath the winds could blow: And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose outblowed bellies cut the yielding sens. Mont. What divine monsters, O ye gods, were these, That... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885
...first distinctly view Was tall straight trees, which on the waters flew ; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did grow, Which gathered all the breath...could blow : And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose outblowed bellies out the yielding seas. Mont. — What divine monsters, O ye gods, were these,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885
...which on the waters flew; Wings on their Bides, instead of leaves, did grow, Which gathered all ihe breath the winds could blow : And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose ontblowed bellies cut the yielding seas. Mont. — What divine monsters. O ye gods, were these,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1882
...distinctly view, A^ras tall straight trees, which on the waters flew ; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did grow, Which gathered all the breath...could blow : And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose outblowed bellies cut the yielding seas. Mont. What divine monsters, O ye gods, were these, That... | |
 | Torben Lundbeck - 1894 - 195 Seiten
...first distinctly view, Was tall straight trees, which on the waters flew; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did grow Which gathered all the breath...could blow: And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose outblowed bellies cut the yielding seas. Denne smukke beskrivelse minder om de prægtige naturbeskrivelser... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1899 - 185 Seiten
...distinctly view, Was tall straight trees, which on the waters flew ; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves did grow, Which gathered all the breath...could blow ; And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose outblowed bellies cut the yielding seas." Page 18, 1. 4. if lie had designed, etc., if his object... | |
 | John Dryden - 1967 - 464 Seiten
...trees which on the waters flew, Wings on their sides instead of leaves did grow, no Which gather'd all the breath the winds could blow. And at their roots grew floating Palaces, Whose out-bow'd bellies cut the yielding Seas. Mont. What Divine Monsters, O ye gods, are these That... | |
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The object, I could first distinctly view, Was tall straight trees, which on the waters flew; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did grow, Which gathered all the breath the winds could blow : And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose outblowed... 
